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Definition of Veliger

1. n. Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.

2. n. Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.

Definition of Veliger

1. Noun. (zoology) The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Veliger

1. a larval stage of certain mollusks [n -S]

Medical Definition of Veliger

1. Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming. Origin: NL, fr. L. Velum a veil + gerere bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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